Just observe whatever arises. Don't try to create anything, and don't reject anything.

The way is basically perfect. It is not a matter of practice or enlightenment.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

In the beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.

Even if you speak of 'understanding,' this understanding is not a matter of knowledge. It is what fills the entire body and mind.

When we develop patience, we find that we develop a reserve of calm and tranquility.

If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.

Right View is not just a matter of intellectual understanding but of seeing things as they really are.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral, those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, like they who lick the honey from a razor's edge.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Enlightenment is the realization that we were never really separate from one another or from all of life.

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

The awareness that you are here, right now, is the ultimate fact.

Our own life has to be our message.

We need the courage to learn from our experience and the wisdom to be willing to change and grow.

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.

The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.

The Noble Eightfold Path is a path of training: training in ethical conduct, training in mental discipline, and training in wisdom.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

The practice of meditation is not about achieving states of bliss but about seeing things as they really are.

When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything.